The use of free software as a resource for venous ulcers area measurement
| Autor: | Thaís Dresch Eberhardt, Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima, Luis Felipe Dias Lopes, Dienifer Fortes da Fonseca, Jordana Lopes Carvalho, Graziele Gorete Portella da Fonseca |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 363-373 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2179-7692 21797692 |
| DOI: | 10.5902/2179769227611 |
| Popis: | Aim: to verify the reproducibility of the Image tool software use for measuring venous ulcers area. Method: reproducibility assessment study of tests conducted in an angiology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Patients with venous ulcers were selected, having their ulcers photographed and measured using the above mentioned software. Data were statistically analysed. Results: no difference (p = 0.51) was observed between measurements. Excellent values of Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Concordance Correlation Coefficient were observed. The software seems to be more accurate when used to measure large wounds (area>10 cm). Conclusion: Image tool software is reproducible for measuring venous ulcers area, being more precise to measure venous ulcers with area> 10 cm². |
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